The Lagos State Police Command has dispersed a group of protesters in the Ikeja area of the state and arrested two persons over alleged acts of public disorder, following hours of disruption along Awolowo Road and adjoining routes. The command said the protesters converged under the Ikeja Under-Bridge and blocked major roads leading to Alausa and the Lagos State House of Assembly, causing heavy traffic congestion and restricting movement for several hours. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, CSP Abimbola Adebisi, disclosed this in a statement. According to her, the protest paralysed activities along Awolowo Way for more…
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A Kaduna State High Court sitting in Kafanchan has ordered the remand of a farmer, Timothy Ayock, in a correctional facility over allegations that he raped a 70-year-old widow. Ayock was arraigned on two counts bordering on rape and use of criminal force, offences said to contravene Sections 257 and 237 of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law, 2017. The state prosecutor, Daniel Isah, told the court that the defendant allegedly committed the offence on December 26 at the Tagama community in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of the state. According to the prosecution, Ayock forcefully had sexual intercourse with…
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a suspected car snatcher and recovered a Toyota Corolla allegedly stolen from a ride-hailing driver in Uyo, the state capital. The command said the suspect robbed the Bolt driver of his vehicle at gunpoint before fleeing the scene. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Timfon John, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday. According to the statement, the incident occurred late on January 20, 2026, when police operatives on routine night patrol around the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, responded to a distress call from the driver, whose…
A distraught woman has appealed to members of the public for assistance following the abduction of her daughter, a prospective National Youth Service Corps member, who was kidnapped while travelling to orientation camp. The woman was seen in a viral video circulating on social media, particularly on X, where she broke down in tears at a market while pleading for financial support to secure her daughter’s freedom. The victim, identified as Binuyo Lateefah, is a Mass Communication graduate of Kwara State Polytechnic. She was reportedly abducted in Kogi State while en route to the NYSC orientation camp in Taraba State.…
Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has called on African leaders to draw strategic lessons from the Abraham Accords, arguing that peace, economic integration and global relevance can be advanced through pragmatic cooperation even when political disputes remain unresolved. Frank, who made the call in a statement while outlining a policy brief titled, “The Abraham Accords and Africa: Strategic Lessons for Peace, Integration, and Global Relevance,” said the Middle East agreements initiated in 2020 marked a departure from traditional conflict resolution models by prioritising practical cooperation over the settlement of all historical…
British prosecutors on Wednesday told a London court that a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, spent more than £2m, estimated at over ₦4bn, at luxury department store Harrods, allegedly using funds supplied by oil executives who benefited from lucrative contracts with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. The prosecution alleged that founders of energy firms awarded major NNPC contracts also shouldered the running costs of Alison-Madueke’s residence in the United Kingdom and paid the salaries of her domestic staff. The expenses reportedly covered wages for a housekeeper, nanny, gardener and window cleaner. According to the prosecutors, the payments…
The Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja has convicted Rahvet International Limited for unlawfully converting the sum of ₦21 million belonging to one Chioma Adeoye. Justice Ismail Ijelu delivered the verdict after the company was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on an amended one-count charge of stealing, contrary to Section 285(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011. The charge stated that Rahvet International Limited, sometime in June 2021 within the Ikeja Judicial Division, dishonestly converted ₦21 million, the property of the complainant, to its own use. The defendant company pleaded…
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has insisted that the ongoing shutdown of the Onitsha Main Market will run its full course, describing the continued observance of Monday sit-at-home by traders as an act that undermines the state’s economy. The governor confirmed that the market would remain closed for one week as earlier directed, stressing that the sanction would not be relaxed. He spoke in Awka on Tuesday, where he faulted traders for what he described as selective compliance with the unofficial sit-at-home order. Soludo expressed surprise that the market reverted to Monday closures shortly after the festive season,…
The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has said Turkish officials dismissed the controversy surrounding President Bola Tinubu’s brief stumble during his visit to Türkiye as unnecessary and trivial. Dabiri-Erewa disclosed this on Wednesday while reacting to comments on social media over the incident, which attracted wide attention in Nigeria after a video circulated online. According to her, officials in Ankara were surprised to learn that the moment had generated debate in Nigerian media and on blogs. “On ground here in Ankara, their officials were shocked to learn that it was an issue in Nigerian media/blogs,” she…
The Enugu State Police Command has arraigned a 42-year-old man, Edwin Eze, before a magistrate’s court over the alleged rape of a 13-year-old girl in Mburubu community, Nkanu East Local Government Area of the state. The suspect was brought before Magistrate Chijioke Idu of the Enugu East Magistrate Court, where he was charged with unlawful carnal knowledge of a minor. According to the charge, marked CMG/69c/2026 and filed by the police, Eze allegedly committed the offence in November 2025 at Amanato area of Mburubu, within the jurisdiction of the court. The police alleged that the defendant had…